different between plainspoken vs outright

plainspoken

English

Alternative forms

  • plain-spoken

Etymology

plain +? spoken

Pronunciation

Adjective

plainspoken (comparative more plainspoken, superlative most plainspoken)

  1. Speaking plainly or simply.
    He was a plainspoken fellow with plenty of amazing stories to tell.

Derived terms

  • plainspokenly
  • plainspokenness

Related terms

  • outspoken
  • softspoken

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outright

English

Etymology

From Middle English outright, equivalent to out +? right.

Pronunciation

  • (adverb): enPR: out-r?t?, IPA(key): /a?t??a?t/
  • (adjective, verb): enPR: out?r?t, IPA(key): /?a?t?a?t/

Adverb

outright (not comparable)

  1. Wholly, completely and entirely.
  2. Openly and without reservation.
  3. At once.
  4. With no outstanding conditions.
  5. (informal) Blatantly; inexcusably.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:completely

Translations

See also

  • downright

Adjective

outright (not comparable)

  1. Unqualified and unreserved.
  2. Total or complete.
  3. Having no outstanding conditions.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:total

Translations

Verb

outright (third-person singular simple present outrights, present participle outrighting, simple past and past participle outrighted)

  1. (sports) To release a player outright, without conditions.

Translations

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